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Brand new season, brand new coaches

Ten days out from the start of the NZC Domestic cricket season, the Central Stags are in the unusual position of not having a permanent Head Coach appointed. Check out all the coaching comings and goings around New Zealand ahead of a special season

15 October, 2025 in Domestic News

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New role for former WHITE FERN

Staying close to the game in retirement, Anna Peterson has been appointed as Auckland Cricket’s Female Pathway Manager - a strategically important new role supported by NZC

09 October, 2025 in Domestic News

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2025/26 Super Smash Schedule Announcement

Christchurch’s Hagley Oval is set to play host to the 2025-26 Dream11 Super Smash women’s and men’s elimination and grand finals

18 August, 2025 in Domestic News

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Centenary season confirmed for Plunket Shield

It's official - the 2025-26 Plunket Shield will be the 100th season of the men's domestic first-class competition.

13 August, 2025 in Domestic News

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Domestic Cricket Schedules set to benefit International Summer

New Zealand’s domestic summer will start with one-day cricket for the second consecutive year, with the men’s Ford Trophy set to open proceedings on Saturday, October 25, followed by the women’s Hallyburton Johnstone Shield on November 15.

11 August, 2025 in Domestic News

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Women's Domestic Contracts 2025/26

Swathes of new talent are emerging across the country, with the six Major Associations releasing their first round of women’s contracts for the season

08 August, 2025 in Domestic News

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Hanging up the cap: Saachi Shahri and Jesse Prasad

Once they were teammates, and in more recent seasons, rivals on the playing field. But neither Auckland's Saachi Shahri nor Northern Brave's ex-Heart Jesse Prasad will be back for more next season, both women having recently announced their retirement from Domestic cricket

22 July, 2025 in Domestic News

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Foxcroft, Phillips and Ferns on the move

New Zealand’s six Major Associations have today confirmed their first round of contracted male players for the 2025/26 domestic summer, featuring notable player moves and a number of newcomers receiving their first domestic contracts.

30 June, 2025 in Domestic News

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Hanging up the cap: Louis Delport

Louis Delport has done his last backflip for the Auckland Aces, one of New Zealand Domestic cricket's most entertaining spinners retiring after the 2024/25 season

01 June, 2025 in Domestic News

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Busby celebrates 46 years behind the stumps

1000+ matches, or 46 seasons later, Jeremy Busby's umpiring career is still going strong.

03 May, 2025 in Domestic News

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Hanging up the cap: Mikaela Greig

Central Hinds captain Mikaela Franks (née Greig) bled green during a long and loyal Central career that led to a 2019 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield title - and finally saw her achieve national honours in 2024

17 April, 2025 in Domestic News

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Hanging up the cap: Iain McPeake

The end of the 2024/25 NZC Domestic season brought with it the end of a loyal Wellington career, Iain McPeake signing off with one last wicket at his beloved Cello Basin Reserve

09 April, 2025 in Domestic News

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Hanging up the cap: Neil Wagner

It was the perfect place to play his last match in New Zealand: back where it all began, in Dunedin, against the team that gave him his start in a brilliant Domestic career that took him all the way to the international dream. Here's how Neil Wagner's Aotearoa swansong played out

09 April, 2025 in Domestic News

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Veterans, rookies excel in Plunket Shield

It was a Plunket Shield season to remember with a storybook finish and exceptional performances, while breakout seasons also pushed some new faces into the spotlight

06 April, 2025 in Domestic News

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Fairytale finish for Plunket Shield champion Northern Districts

The drought is over. After 13 long years, Northern Districts have lifted the Plunket Shield once more, providing the perfect finish for first-time winner Neil Wagner on the last day of his New Zealand domestic career

02 April, 2025 in Domestic News

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Champions at last! Northern breaks first-class drought

As Northern Districts lifted the Plunket Shield for the first time in 13 years, Neil Wagner bowed out on a winning note at the close of a superb New Zealand Domestic career

02 April, 2025 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Firebirds' final fling in vain

The defending Plunket Shield champions were still alive heading into the final round of summer, but this time it would be the Firebirds with the runner-up tag after a crucial result further south where the real threat loomed

01 April, 2025 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Tickner five-for caps Stags season

In the only dead rubber of the final round of the 2024/25 Plunket Shield first-class championship, the Central Stags finished on a top note by beating the Aces with a day to spare in Palmerston North, after an outstanding performance from Blair Tickner

31 March, 2025 in Match Reports

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Three teams vying for coveted Plunket Shield

It's down to the wire: the destination of the 1907 Plunket Shield may not be known until the final day of the 2024/25 national first-class season, three teams capable of winning the title over the next four days

29 March, 2025 in Domestic News

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WHITE FERNS and rising talent announced for North v South showdown

Stars of New Zealand’s women’s cricket scene will roll out for the three-match North v South One-Day series, starting at Lincoln University this Friday.

27 March, 2025 in Domestic News